Parliament's top lawyer recommends revoking parliamentary activity financing, then salary cut if lawmakers don't give commitment; report says MKs will redeclare on Monday

During swearing-in process, Arab lawmakers substitute traditional commitment to serve Israel and the Knesset with pledges to fight 'apartheid,' 'racism'

Islamist faction says it will work with whomever is charged with forming government; in last-minute decision, Joint List declines to endorse Lapid

Islamist Ra'am's support of a right-wing coalition would be astonishing. But if the center-left had been more willing to buck norms, Ayman Odeh may have been in Abbas's shoes today

Arab faction leaders and Yesh Atid chief discuss controversial nation-state law, violence in Arab towns; meeting comes as head of rival Ra'am set to give primetime address

Kahanist soon-to-be MK calls Mansour Abbas a Hamas supporter; officials in Islamist party say he's a 'racist' and partnering in same government 'impossible'

Likud, whose bloc drops to 59 seats, split on possibility of coalition supported by Islamist party; Abbas: 'If there is an offer, we’ll sit and talk'

Amid low turnout, party had feared election disaster; crowd cheers as rival Ra'am predicted to fail to pass election threshold, although others lament 'lost Arab votes'

Lamenting political situation that has forced 4 rounds of voting in 2 years, president says power to influence is in hands of public; Netanyahu calls day a 'festival of democracy'

Meanwhile, Liberman denies anti-gay bias after allegations by businesswoman; Arab lawmakers come under fire for refusing to openly back legislation for LGBT rights